The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Doings In ,he Senate and In Otilc al Circle
YestoI day. 81,

Doings In ,he Senate and In Onlc al Circles
Yeste' day. s.,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. l5.-The Inter.
State Commerce Commission to-day gsve
q hearing in the case OF VIM. H. Heard, G
colored minister, living in Charleston, s.
G., who comp,sined that the Georgia Rail.
road Company, June, 1887, compelled
him to ride in q coach OF inferior accom-.
modations, although he had q first claes
ticket.
Senator George to-day introduced bill
to project employees and servants engaged
In Interstate Commerce and the terri.
tories aud District Of Columbia.
Senator Butler introduced a bill to
license railway conductora snssged in
Interstate Commerce. II providea that
no railroad ehall employ any pc,aon as g
railway conductor upon any train engaged
in Interstate Commerce, unlees the per.
son is licensed as provided by the act. It
provides for chief examiner, who shall
have had five years sorvice as railway
conductor, and OF supervising miners
to constitute national board OF examiners,
who ahall estab!ieh all necessary re2ula.
tions.
No llesnHa shall bs granted to any one
to &C! ss railway conductor who has not
had at least one yssr's experience as O
railway conductor or brakeman on O sur.
iace eteam railway. Any psraon whose
application is rejected by the local ex-
aminers may appeal to the supervising in
spector OF tue district. The bill was
frRmod BY the National Association of
Railway Conductors.
Sir Thomas H. Grattsn, Esmonde, end
MIR. Arthur o. Conner, N p, called at the
White House to-day in company with
Representatives. Collins, OF Massachusetts,
and spane, OF Nebraska, for tho purpose
Of paying their respects to the Prsaident.
The Cabinet was in session wheh they ar
rived aud it looked as though they Uonld
be kept waiting for some time. The door
keeper, however, consented to take in
their cards at once, but did not hold oct
much hope, Of success. Thereupon Mr..
Collins wrote brief note to the President,
explaining their errand, and promising, II
received, not 10 detnin him very long.
Tho doarkesper took this to the President,
who directed him to show the vi1itors into
his private library, where he said he would
sse them In few minutes.
They procseded to the room indicated,
and had just seated themselves when the
prea!dsnt entered by the doof lsaaing to
the Csbinst room and received tho Vlaitsru
most cordially.
Tho introductions wero made by Mr..
Collins, and a short informal conversation
followed. As they were leaving the Man.
sion, Mr.. Collins eaidto an Associated Press
reporter, that they made the visit for the
sole purpose OF paying their respects, and
he was very much pleased st tho consider.
ton shown by the President in leaving
the Cabinet meeting to receive them. The
visitors will be entertained st banquet
tonight and will leave Washington to,mor-
row for Chicago.
The following fourth clasa postoftiees
will be raised to the third or Presidential
class January !, next: Loudenville, O.,
Ephrata, Pa, Hummelstown, Pa., Lshigh.
ton, Pa, Newville, Pa, Parkers Landing,
Pa, sayre, Pa, Sheffield, Pa, Watkins.
burg, Pa.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
tcc.day appointed Messrs. Kenna, Vest,
Coke, Cullom and Palmer 90 sub.com'
mittee, to whom shall be referred all eS:
ecutive nominations which may require
any investigation. 4--,